Public water system · SD4601096

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Old Whites Drive in

At a glance

Old Whites Drive in (PWSID SD4601096) is an active transient non-community water system in Sanborn County, South Dakota. It reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4601096

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served37

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedWoonsocket

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57385

CountySanborn County

How does Old Whites Drive in compare with other water systems in Sanborn County?

By EPA's size categories, Old Whites Drive in is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sanborn County has 5 active public water systems, and Old Whites Drive in is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 227 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 1,137 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across South Dakota, the 699 active systems average 1,387 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Old Whites Drive in is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. South Dakota has 173 active transient non-community water systems, 25% of the state's 699 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 431 South Dakota systems (62%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Old Whites Drive in?

EPA lists Old Whites Drive in as privately owned. The SD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 5 active systems in Sanborn County (40%) are also privately owned.

Does Old Whites Drive in have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2016 and October 2025. By type: 6 monitoring, 2 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-06-18	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-06-01	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-09-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Old Whites Drive in: frequently asked questions

Who runs Old Whites Drive in?

Old Whites Drive in (PWSID SD4601096) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Old Whites Drive in serve?

Old Whites Drive in reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection in Sanborn County, South Dakota.

Where does Old Whites Drive in get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Old Whites Drive in have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Old Whites Drive in's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Old Whites Drive in's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Old Whites Drive in is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Sanborn County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Woonsocket	Sanborn	618	Community	Groundwater
Upland Colony	Sanborn	198	Community	Groundwater
Letcher	Sanborn	159	Community	Purchased surface water
Sanborn Central School District	Sanborn	125	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Old Whites Drive in, PWSID SD4601096, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/old-whites-drive-in-sd4601096 (data as of October 1, 2026).